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How to be a good boss:

1. 10 Tips on Being a Good Boss By Targetseo.com 2. Do you like your boss? Let's be honest, a majority of employees will definitely come

with a negative answer to this question. Yes, bosses are not always there to be liked. But

is there any fun being a boss who is not respected or ineffective at managing staff? Ofcourse not, so let's have a look at what it takes to be a good boss. Below are 10 things thatbosses can do to guarantee that their subordinates and co-workers will respect them. ByTargetseo.com

3. 1. Praise the staff in public, correct them in private By Targetseo.com Good bossesknow it very well that praising and encouraging the staff is the key to have a positiveatmosphere within the office and it helps to bring the best in them. If someone doessomething well, a good boss should recognize them for their efforts. People need to knowwhen they are doing well and that they are appreciated. However, if someone is not doingso well, speak to them privately, instead of calling them out in front of a group.

4. 2. Pay people what they are worth By Targetseo.com While paying your staff, don'tthink you are losing in extra expense. Pay your staff what they're worth. Whiledetermining annual bonuses or profit-sharing for all employees, keep in mind that if youare paying them extra, you'll certainly gain in performance.

5. 3. Allot responsibilities, not tasks By Targetseo.com In order to attain professionalgrowth, it is very important for the bosses that they give their employees responsibilitiesand not tasks. Dumping tasks on workers can never boost productivity. Bosses shouldalways make sure that they hold people accountable.

6. 4. Push, but back off By Targetseo.com Sometimes employees want to be challengedto do their best, and if they like their work, they will strive to give that. Good bossesalways keep in mind that. Therefore, like an ideal coach, the bosses should know when topush and when to back off in order to draw out the best from the team.

7. 5. Empower the staff to take vital decisions By Targetseo.com If the boss has donewell in training his staff, he must have firm belief in them that they are doing their best toact in the company's interest. What if they make a wrong decision? Not a big deal. Don'tshout at them. Instead, take it as yet another training opportunity. Listen to their reasonsand figure out the flaws.

8. 6. Share experiences and insights By Targetseo.com Sharing experiences and givinginsights is the best way a boss can make his employees learn. To be frank, they don't needa friend. What they need is a mentor who can teach them the best ways and at the sametime shows enough generosity to share his own experiences.

9. 7. Build team spirit By Targetseo.com In any organization a good team spirit is alwaysimportant for better performance. A great team can always do better than greatindividuals. Bosses should take suitable steps as to create and strengthen the team spiritamong the employees.

10. 8. Treat employees as they deserve By Targetseo.com All employees should berespected and valued. But treating each and everyone as equals with same respect is notthe right thing to do. Being a good boss, you should keep in mind that an employee mustearn the respect he or she wants to be treated with.

11. 9. Be open-minded and an effective listener By Targetseo.com Someone in the teammay come up with a new and different way of looking at a problem. You may not agree


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with that new idea, but first listen to that and make your people know that you are willingto hear out a new point of view. It will make people more responsible by making themfeel that they are contributing to the project.

12. 10. Don't play favourites By Targetseo.com Human beings always like somebodybetter than others. It's natural. But this favouritism should not have any place in the

office. Being a good boss, you should find common ground with every employee,regardless of employees' hometowns, ages or ethnicities. 13. Happy National Boss Day By Targetseo.com National Boss Day is October 16 each

year. When the holiday falls on a weekend, it is generally celebrated on the working dayclosest to October 16. National Boss Day offers employees an opportunity to recognizethose in supervisory positions. Popular ways to say "thanks" include cards, alunch in the boss's honor, flowers, or gift certificates.

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Tears of woman

1. Cliquez Tears of a Woman 2. A little boy asks his mother: Why do you cry ? Because I am a woman she

answers. I dont understand he says. His mother hugs him and says : and you neverwill 3. Later the little boy asked his father : Why does mommy cry ? All women cry for

no reason , is all that his father could answer him . 4. When he became an adult he asked God : God, why do women cry so easily? 5. And God Answered : When I created woman, she needed to be special. I created her

shoulders strong enough to bear the weight of the world And soft enough to be

comfortable . 6. I gave her the strength to give life, The kind that accepts the rejection that often

comes from children. 7. I gave her the strength to allow her to go on when everybody else give up. The kind

that takes care of her family, despite illness and fatigue. 8. I gave her the sensitivity to love her children unconditionally, Even when they have

hurt her deeply. 9. I gave her the strength to endure her husband in his faults And to stay at his side

without weakening 10. And finally, I gave her tears to shed whenever she needs them to be shed. 11. You see my son, the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, nor is it in

her face or in the way she does her hair.


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12. The beauty of a woman resides in her eyes. It is the door to her heart ; the door whereLove resides.

13. And it is often through her tears that you see her heart go by. 14. Share this message 15. Lift the spirit of other women ! Let the world know that all beings are beautiful!

16. To those who have made you smiled When you needed it the most... 17. To those who have made you see the good side of things when you only saw the

worse... 18. To those to whom you want to say 19. How much you value their friendship or simply 20. thank you for giving me a glimpse of a better world 21. Have a Wonderful day !

Warner buffet

1. There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest manwho has donated $31 billion to charity. Following are some very interesting aspects of hislife

2. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! Thingswere very cheap that time Encourage your children to invest He bought a small farm atage 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. One could have bought many thingswith little savings Encourage your children to start some kind of business

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he boughtafter he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house.His house does not have a wall or a fence. Don't buy more than what you "reallyneed" and encourage your children to do and think the same

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people aroundhim. You are what you are He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world'slargest private jet company. Always think how you can accomplish things economically

5. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter eachyear to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holdsmeetings or calls them on a regular basis. Assign the right people to the right jobs

6. He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1 : do not lose any of your shareholder's money. Rule number 2 : Do not forget rule number 1. Set goals and make surepeople focus on them

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home isto make himself some pop corn and watch Television. Don't try to show off, just be yourself and do what you enjoy doing Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has acomputer on his desk.

8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. BillGates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled


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his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hoursand Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9. His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards (bank loans) andinvest in yourself and Remember: Money doesn't create man but it is the man whocreated money. Live your life as simple as you are. Don't do what others say, just listen

them, but do what you feel good. 10. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable. Don't

waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."

11. "The HAPPIEST people DONOT necessarily have the BEST of all. Theysimply APPRECIATE what they find on their wayhttp://www.worldamazingrecords.com by Paavan Solanki

1. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits

1. No Breakfast People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 2. Overeating It causes hardening of the brain arteries,leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 3. Smoking It causes multiple brain shrinkage and maylead to Alzheimer disease.

4. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 4. High Sugar consumption Too much sugar willinterrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere withbrain development.

5. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 5. Air Pollution The brain is the largest oxygenconsumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringingabout a decrease in brain efficiency

6. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 6. Sleep Deprivation Sleep allows our brain to rest.Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits Head covered while sleeping Sleeping with the headcovered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen thatmay lead to brain damaging effect

8. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 8. Working your brain during illness Working hard orstudying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage thebrain.

9. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts Thinking is the bestway to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage .

10. 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits 10. Talking Rarely Intellectual conversations willpromote the efficiency of the brain


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. Here is an interesting way to look at the beauty of mathematics The Beauty of MathematicsWonderful World

2. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 9 8 123 x 8 + 3 = 9 8 7 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9 8 7 6 12345 x 8 + 5 = 9 8

7 6 5 123456 x 8 + 6 = 9 8 7 6 5 4 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 9 8 7 6 54 3 2 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

3. 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 =111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

4. 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 =888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888Brilliant, isnt it?

5. 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 1 2 1 111 x 111 = 1 2 3 2 1 1111 x 1111 = 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 11111 x 11111= 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 111111 x 111111 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1111111 x 1111111 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 65 4 3 2 1 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 =

12345678987654321 And look at this symmetry: 6. From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give100%? How about ACHIEVING 100%. What equals 100% in life? Now, take a look at this

7. Heres a little mathematical formula that might help Answer these questions:

8. If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

9. then H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

10. But A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

11. Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work andKnowledge will get you close, Attitude will get you there !

12. Have a great day!

The Most

2. The most selfish one letter word........... "I" Avoid it.

3. The most satisfying two-letter word....... "WE" Use it.

4. The most poisonous three-letter word..... "EGO" Kill it.

5. The most used four-letter word........... "LOVE" Value it.

6. The most pleasing five-letter word....... "SMILE" Keep it.

7. The fastest spreading six-letter word... "RUMOUR" Ignore it.

8. The hardest working seven-letter word.. "SUCCESS" Achieve it.

9. The most enviable eight-letter word.... "JEALOUSY" Distance it.

10. The most powerful nine-letter word.... "KNOWLEDGE" Acquire it.

11. The most essential ten-letter word.... "CONFIDENCE" Trust it.


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Philosophy

2. I BELIEVE... That life is not all about the destination but the journey we take to reach it.

3. I BELIEVE... T E A C H E R S are people who motivate and inspire people to learneveryday.

4. I BELIEVE... S c h o o l s is a generalized place where people go to teach or to learn andenhance their knowledge.

5. I BELIEVE... S t u d e n t s are the people who are willing to learn.

6. I BELIEVE... P a r e n t s are the most important factors and the basic foundation of theirchild's learning capabilities and their education.

7. I BELIEVE... L e a r n I n g starts at home and is enhanced through school.

1. Reflections on Educational Leadership How leaders can create a school cultureconducive for learning

2. Essential Question "As an educational leader, what principles of leadership andorganization do you draw upon as you develop and implement a vision of learning,positive school culture, and connections to the wider community?"

3. Agenda Definition of Leadership What does leadership look like? A LeadersResources Effective ways to lead well Expectations for success Personal experiences inleading others

4. Definition of Leadership Leadership can be defined as a personal natural/nurturedcapability to influence, inspire and band together a group of people to achieve a personalor group goal . Supporting websites for Leadership definition* Leadership, in my ownview, is how we can organize and inspire a group of people through spoken and unspokeninfluence. Having the ability to clearly articulate a direction and a purposeful missionstatement. Leadership evolves through experience,training and practice.

5. Definition of Leadership (2) Ability to lead/execute Influence Possessing StrongVision and Ideas Ability to Motivate Strong Communicator Ability to bring peopletogether Initiating and Managing Change Energize Others Humility Good Role ModelEffective Problem Solving Strategies Encourages Dialogue Ability to Inspire PeopleOriented Capacity to listen and observe Tough Decision Maker Accountability Ability toCelebrate Others

6. Definition of Leadership (3) Leaders exhibit vision, passion, decisiveness , the abilityto build a team and possesses humility and compassion for others. Good leaders helpcreate the desire within members of the team to want to change in order to achieve theteams common goals and efforts.

7. Leadership Resources (1) What areas should a leader develop in order to createpositive school culture and implement a vision of learning? I have identified 5 keyselements that I would use to motivate and inspire my team as their educational leader. Ihave provided an overview and a personal experience for each key element. Clearly


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States a Mission Statement and Identifies its Purpose Possesses the Ability to Organizeand Inspire a Team Encourages Dialogue and Communication Among the Team SuppliesDevelopment Opportunities for the Staff to Grow Possesses to Ability to Mobilize theLocal Community

8. Leadership Resources (2) Clearly Stating a Mission Statement and Identifying itsPurpose A good leader must possess the ability to articulate the goals and objectives forthe school. A leader should also identifying reasons for why the goals are important andattainable. A good leader will also allow room for growth and provide opportunities forthe goals to develop over time. In the beginning of every school year our leadership teamputs together a presentation or shows a movie that demonstrates team work andcollaboration. This is a time when the school can rally together around a central missionstatement and focus on the goals for our school Overview Personal Experience

9. Leadership Resources (3) Possessing the Ability to Organize and Inspire a TeamKnowing your staffs strengths and weaknesses will allow a good leader to delegateresponsibility to the appropriate people. A good leader inspires team members throughpositive motivation and increases the opportunities for staff members to take

responsibility for projects. In a curriculum meeting, my principal had asked us what wethought about putting on a show at the end of a marking period. Initially people werehesitate. It was only through her inspiring words and thoughtful comments on ourpractice, that collectively we agreed to organize this effort. Overview PersonalExperience

10. Leadership Resources (4) Encourages Dialogue and Communication Among theTeam Being able to communicate well with your colleagues is probably one of the mostimportant aspects of being a good leader. Encouraging collaboration among differentgrade levels and allowing time for teachers to share ideas and thoughts should be apriority for an educational leader. We have engaged in a new collaborative effort amongspecials teachers and classroom teachers. This system allows the classroom teacher to fillout a form with info on what the class is learning. This communication has proven to beextremely beneficial for student achievement and encourages teamwork. OverviewPersonal Experience

11. Leadership Resources (5) Suppling Development Opportunities for the Staff to GrowIt is the educational leaders responsibility to organize opportunities for the staff to grow

and learn in their field. This will allow for teachers to be at the top of their game andillustrates the importance of continuous learning process for teachers. Throughout theyear we have at least 6 opportunities for staff development in the form of on-siteworkshops. The most inspiring staff development workshop for me was on how to infusetechnology and literacy into visual art. Overview Personal Experience

12. Leadership Resources (6) Possessing to Ability to Mobilize the Local CommunityThe local community can have an extremely powerful influence on student achievement.Utilizing parents, community leaders, and local volunteer organizations should be amajor priority for any educational leader. Every year our School Leadership Councilorganizes 1-2 community events per month. The last events in our school were theClothing Drive and Thanksgiving Day Basket Raffle. These events have bridged thecommunity with the school creating a school environment conducive for learning.Overview Personal Experience


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1. Are Leaders Born ?

75 Answers! - Uncut Bonus Edition P R E S E N T S or Are They Made? 2. LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation Mountain View, CA USA 2008.

Linked 2 Leadership is a group on LinkedIn. No other affiliation exists. These quotations

do not necessarily reflect the opinion of anyone other than the person quoted. We askedthe question: Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both Many think that"Leaders" are simply born with the DNA to lead. Many others think that"Leadership" can be learned and grown with proper education andexperience. Some others think that it is a combination of the two that breeds the greatestleaders... What is your take? Quotations may be attributed incorrectly. This is an uneditededition of Let the People Speak. All quotations have been previously made available

to the general public. This free resource may be re-quoted with the following attribution:Found at Answers on LinkedIn www. Linked2Leadership .com

3. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?G. Clarke wrote: We are, for the most part born the same. Carbon based organisms. Ten

fingers. Ten toes. Excluding birth defects and trauma, we have the same faculties toexploit. So, I am a believer that it has to do in large part with environmental factors thataffect the individual. M. Wierzgac wrote: Leaders are made. Leaders become leaders in 1of 3 ways: 1 - a crisis or event pushes them into leadership 2 - their personality leadsthem into it 3 - they choose to be a leader. If they choose to become a leader, they alsochoose the depth of their training (some deep, some shallow).

4. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?G. Krstulovic wrote: They are born to be made. Let me clarify it this way Leadership isa set of skills that can be learned by practice over time. This is true of literally any skill.However, you need some in-born talent or pre-determination to master the skill. Thereis a significant difference between learning the skill and mastering one. I lovebasketball, but no matter how hard I practice, I wont be able to play it like MichaelJordan. I hope you see where I am coming from.

5. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?O. Ballesta wrote: Leadership is a quality that can be improved by training andexperience. In short, passion, communicational abilities, innovative mindset, abilities tonegotiate, humility, courage, self-determination and empowerment are a mix ofpersonality traits with learned skills that being most of them innate and inherent to theemotional profile and personality of an individual can be perfectly enhanced, expandedand improved by proper training, successive and diverse experience in the workplace,mentoring and behavioural coaching.

6. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both? S.Chapple wrote: The old 'nature' versus 'nurture' question! I am an advocate thatleadership can be developed over time. It is essentially about understanding other peopleand, more importantly, understanding yourself. Of course, there will always be thoseindividuals who have a natural talent for leadership far above the majority!

7. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?C. Sorab wrote: Ahhhh. The old "Nature vs. Nurture" debate. I think thequestion here is what makes a good leader? Seeing as we are all individuals we are all ledby different things or styles of management, what works well for one person may not


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work well for another. Some like to be led by the nose and others prefer a gentle tap inthe right direction. A good leader may be born with the ability to inspire others, but ittakes a real leader to learn from others and improve himself. The ability to learn andadapt is paramount to effective leadership and the only part that nature plays in this is togive the individual the capacity to learn. Even the desire to better ones self is probably

learnt through life. I think that as a leader, the day you stop learning is the day you ceaseto be an effective leader. So I vote that it is the "right" mix of nature andnurture that develops a great leader. I'm sure there are many great people born every daythat have the potential to be fantastic leaders but who will never grow up in anenvironment that enables then to realise their potential.

8. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?D. Prasad wrote: To me it's neither; they are self made with will and vision S. Hazrawrote: Everyone comes into this world by virtue of birth and so do the Leaders!!Leadership is a skill and like any other skill can be acquired over a period of time bypracticing it. Some people are talented and are born with good leadership qualities. Butlike any other 'skill,' one has to hone it over a period of periods and has to remain

dynamic. Not all of the leaders are born with the same, it is through your upbringing andtraining of your mind, perseverance, ability & aptitude to learn can only make a goodleader. There are certain traits but as a Leadership has Application dimension, hence,simply knowing the traits will not make a good leader.

9. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Chaplin wrote: Leadership is learned. As a certified facilitator of The LeadershipChallenge by Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner, I cite their findings based on more than 25years of research: "It's nonsense to assume that leadership is genetic. There's nohard evidence to support that assumption... The truth is that leadership is an observableset of skills and abilities...and any skill can be strengthened, honed, and enhanced if wehave the motivation and desire, the practice and feedback, the role models and coaching,and the support and recognition." For more information, I highly recommendadding Jim & Barry's fourth edition of The Leadership Challenge to your leadershiplibrary. Live, learn, and lead!

10. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J.M. Koenig wrote: I was born. J.M. Koenig later wrote: I'm curious about something.How do coaches and trainers actually make money. I'm mean in real life. Money to paybills etc. Do people actually pay you money to tell them how to live and is that moneyenough to survive on? I just find the whole profession puzzling and it seems that almosteveryone on this site is either a coach or a recruiter.

11. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?K. LaVine wrote: In order to answer this question an even more basic one must be askedfirst (I believe); What is a Leader? By my definition a true leader is one who encouragesand ALLOWS those they lead to be the best they can be and in doing so facilitatesadvancement in a positive direction. By this definition leaders may be found in all areasof our lives (not just in the board rooms of high powered companies, in the military, or inthe political arena). We are all capable of leading (Born) to the degree that we are willingto learn (Made) to bring people together and allow each individuals strengths tocontribute to a common goal.


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12. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J.S. Webster wrote: I think that anyone can learn leadership skills, but the ability toinspire is what separates a person with 'leadership training' and a person who is a 'leader.'B. Sanders wrote: There are those who are born and those who are taken out by there owntroops.

13. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?G. Bernier wrote: That question is right up there with the nature or nurture debate overpersonality. As some the answers that have posted indicate there has been a great deal ofresearch on the subject, books have been written, and many people make a lot of moneyselling 'leadership training'. Personally (and I've been around quite a while) I believeleadership is like athletic ability. Nearly anyone can learn the skills necessary to play asport reasonably well. Depending on how much effort and time they are willing to devoteto learning the tools of the trade will directly affect their level of expertise. However,regardless of effort there will always be very few Michael Jordan's or Tiger Woods'. Themechanics of leadership can be effectively learned. The vision and passion that makesreally great leaders comes from somewhere else. (I don't believe the somewhere else is

totally genetic - it has to do with personality and that is a complex combination offactors.) 14. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?

R. Bowker wrote: Many tend to agree that true leadership qualities are threaded into ourDNA and it just takes proper training/events for those qualities to come out. Afterspending 11 years in the Navy, I have seen many good and many bad leaders. I, myselfnever thought I could be a leader early in my career until I was thrown into a leadership

role. Looking back on it, I feel that I always had those qualities in me, but never knewthey were there until I had no choice but to either lead or give up. Now, I can also saythat I have seen other individuals faced with the same challenge fail. I, for one, do believethat there are leaders and then there are followers. For any society, military, ororganization to thrive, it must have both. All the training, education, books, and classescannot turn a follower into a leader. You may make the follower more educated inleadership methodologies, but that person will never be able to put use it to the fullpotential. Henry Kissinger said, If you do not know where you are going, every roadwill get you nowhere." A leader knows where they are going and it is hard wiredinto their thinking. A follower only knows how to get somewhere by reading a map orfollowing someone else.

15. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?S.M. Diamond wrote: Perhaps you should specify if you want a serious answer, or ahumorous one - both can apply - equally . . . :-) I. Babelli wrote: Leaders are made, bysomeone who gives them a chance. Almost every leader has had a person who entrustedhim/her with an opportunity that was bigger than his/her ability/skill set/knowledge/etc atthe time of the opportunity, so s/he took it upon him/her-self to learn and advance andbecome a leader. I cannot, for the life of me, come up with an example to counter theabove argument except in the jungle (or similar sittings) where the dominant male fightshis way up to leadership.

16. R. Evans wrote: Both. I absolutely believe that leadership can be taught/learned. Thiscase has been made in many ways, including various research over the years. This hasbeen addressed by people who have answered your question in one of the three postings.


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I also absolutely believe that some people are "born leaders." My father, acareer military man, used to say this: "If you think there's no such thing as a bornleader, leave a group of kids on a playground and come back in 20 minutes. Without fail,when you come back, there will be one kid leading that group. In many cases, it won't bethe most popular kid and it often won't be the kid you expected. Furthermore, it

frequently isn't the kid that wanted to lead the group. It will be the kid that has 'thatsomething' that enables him/her to say, 'let's do (whatever)' and the others will follow.Interestingly, that same kid will quite likely become a leader throughout his/herlife." I am certain that some people, particularly those who cite traditional researchwill disagree with this scenario. The most likely argument is that "leading"kids on a playground is not really leadership. I submit that one key aspect of leadership isevoking in others the desire to follow. After all, without followers, leaders are just peopleout for a walk. I believe one reason that many people argue against born leaders is that itwould seem to doom others to being permanent followers. Many people insist that it mustbe one or the other, born leaders vs. developed leaders, and since there are clearly manydeveloped leaders, then there can be no such thing as born leaders. In my opinion,

accepting both pathways to leadership is more logical, and less narrow minded. It is alsoeasily observable. Leadership is often attributable to charisma, something that cannot betaught. Yes, there are leaders who are not charismatic. But there are leaders -- verysuccessful leaders -- who derive much of their leadership success from charisma alone. Ibelieve the most dynamic and effective leaders are those who posses the natural instinctsfor leadership and then work to develop leadership skills through refinement and training.

17. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Iyer wrote: I presume you are asking in the context of a business organisation. Sometake to leadership naturally, by learning and observing. Others can learn / or be taughtthis skill, if they wish to! In either case, the will to lead must come from within.

18. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com R. Betts wrote: The short answer is yes. There arecertain traits that have to be organic to you nature. In other words, some things you justcan't fake. "Soft skills" can be explained, but not engrained. The "Hardskills" can be learned until conscious competence is achieved. Until the becomesecond nature, if you will. But the ability to share your vision for your company in a waythat is not only understood completely, but generates the sort of rabid support you find aEnglish football matches isn't learnable. It takes more than a polished PowerPoint deckand some pithy words on a bunch of 3x5 cards. You must be able show your passionwithout looking like you are a straight jacket a way from the funny farm. You have to beable to generate a rare sort of commitment and loyalty. Your employees have to be readyto take it to the wall for you, because they know that you'll do the same for them. Youhave to hurt when they hurt and laugh when they laugh. You have to be ready to admityou are wrong and not rub it in when you are right. You have to know how to build andgrow meaningful relationships. Even if you don't have a title or corner office, a leader, atruly great leader, will shine with the blinding intensity of a supernova. It's not nature vs.nurture, but nature and nurture. Combine them and it's magic.

19. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?O. Lawrence wrote: The truly gifted leaders are born with certain supporting traits likepatience, perseverance, creative thoughtfulness and ability to change. They have therequired traits more than the ordinary or average. They become honed through adversity


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which everyone encounters and rather than simply surviving, they are thriving. Mostleaders are born without those qualities and are simply trained to behave as leaders andreceive respect from the leadership appointed status. One can easily spot them since theyare the gatekeepers surrounded by mediocrity who prevent the talent to rise.

20. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com T. Modeste wrote: The problem with great leaders isthat they are too few and far between. So waiting around or searching for a great leadercan soon run afoul of the law of diminishing returns. Because, in the meantime, wevegot an organization to run and simply cannot afford to wait around until the next greatleader deigns to walk through the door. Besides, we probably couldnt afford him/her and

he/she would probably have better things in mind than fooling around with ourorganization. Luckily for us, in our everyday work, we can get along very well withoutgreat leadership. And we'd be highly inefficient if we waited around for a great leaderevery time we needed to fill a leadership slot. Therefore, what we do is that we take thepeople we have and work with them to make them into the kind of leaders we need to getthe job done. Experience shows that as a rule, such leaders do a good enough job at thelevel needed. In fact, some of them even turn out to be superb leaders.

21. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Bose wrote: Leaders are born. Not everyone can be aLeader. I would rather say Leaders are synonymous to "Great Communicators whohave an aggressive attitude to win". Whether you motivate people, lead a team, orpossess great negotiation skills, you should be a good communicator first. A leadershould command and vision for their team, or organisation, and most importantly, thepeople in his team. They give a strategic direction to the people of his team and set goalswith an objective to achieve with optimum utilization of resources. The best part aboutthe leaders are they are able to motivate their team and they take the team along withthem. They just don't lead a team but also teach them how to lead and make themresponsible.

22. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?K. Rao wrote: I think i depends on your perspective - Leadership as a science or as anart.. Leadership is like, say... Painting. You can go to a painting school and learn thetechniques; though one in a million is da Vinci or Michelangelo. One in a million is aJack Welch or a Lee Iacocca! In my opinion, leadership is an inherent birth trait that, atmost, can be influenced by training in situations faced, but not created by them.

23. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com L.J. Anderson wrote: This is a complex subject andthere is no simple answer. Different cultural styles demand different leadership styles andwhat goes down well in one culture fails in another. One of the problems with attemptingto teach leadership is that it can only be really learnt by doing it, partly because there areno universally applicable rules, so you have to get out there and get your hands dirty todevelop the instincts you need to do the job properly. This also means that there is noway to develop leaders fast, which is why HR people prefer to recruit experienced leadersrather than train their own. In essence the leadership debate is a spin off from the 'naturevs. nurture' debate. As far as i can see, to train leaders effectively, you have to put themin real leadership situations for your organisations, let them get on with it while watchingthem like a hawk and making sure that they are pointing in the right direction. This takesup the time of the apprentice leader and the person coaching him/her. Most business don'thave the time and they don't want to take the risk of having him run the show


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unsupervised, so they stick with experienced hires. Hope this adds something to thedebate.

24. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com AreLeaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?N. Vassudhev wrote: That leaders are born is Maya believed to be true by Politicians. It'sthe circumstances that affect the individual, upbringing, education and the developed

attitude that makes a Leader. C. Braverman wrote: Leaders have found their place.Whether it is a physical place or an idea, they bring their passion and motivation to thatplace. Many have just not found their passion yet.

25. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Knill wrote: Both! Recollect if you will your elementary school years. Most of us willrecall groups of both extroverts and introverts. What does it look like if leadershiptraining was applied to both extrovert and introvert groups at the early age of 7? Imaginethat same group of youngsters learningcontextual listening, neutral language, effective

and timely messaging, acknowledging, asking vs. telling, discovery questioning, balancedemotional & social intelligence, effective delegation, motivation techniques,accountability metrics, etc. More than likely the extrovert group would excel faster and if

sustained may become better leaders than the introvert group. However, 20 to 30 yearslater individuals from both groups, if leadership training was sustained, may rise tobecome excellent leaders. So, are leaders born, or made? Regardless of group, the bestleaders are those that allow themselves to change-transform, empower, measure, coachand grow.

26. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com R.T. Greene wrote: Leadership is neither learned notborn into us. It is entirely contingent. That is, the person or group that does what anothergroup needs now in order to thrive/survive, becomes "leader" regardless ofwho has positional power. That is what makes monkey hierarchies in business so funny--all those pompous little male egos looking managerial daily while an entirely different setof people flicker in and out as actual leaders daily--two parallel universes, and thepompous little monkey one often gets uppity and snuffs out the flickering contingentleadership when it gets in the way of their tiny strutting little egos. Fools who "tryto be leader-ly" all the time just blind themselves from spotting what leading isactually now needed somewhere by their strenuous efforts to apply to future situations ahandbag of tools they got away with using in some past cases. A sort of Harvard BusinessSchool child's play at leading, not the real thing.

27. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?D. Burns wrote: Born and Made...but most importantly, leaders need to give birth tothemselves at some point in their journey. Parents give you life, but you have to make adecision to give meaning and life to your life.

28. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Hurst wrote: I wish we could once and for all put this question to bed and move on tothe real work of developing leaders. If leaders are simply born that way then what is thepoint of leadership development. The answer perhaps creates controversy because theanswer is simply both. Clearly there are those who have certain abilities that allow themto more easily assume leadership roles while others of us work to develop the necessaryskills. The reality is that each person is unique in their skills and abilities as is eachleader. One may be charismatic while another is empathetic, one may have clear visionanother remarkable communication skill. We all have a different mix of skills and


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abilities that allow us the opportunity to lead. The question is do we discover withinourselves the passion to want to lead others to achieve a worthy goal and then learn howto do it. When you get to how do I learn to lead better, I think you find the"right" question.

29. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Liu wrote: I think most of them are born with it. I am sorry if I had offended somepeople. I have seen people who have really good professional skills and great insights,however, they just lack of some charisma. Some other people are not that great in theinsights, not even professional skills. I found it weird why people would even followthem with those disastrous thoughts. I certainly wish that latter type is not leading thecompany, otherwise it would be a definite mistake. Having said that, I believe some partof the leadership can be trained and polished in the later days through PROPER (pleasenote, it should be proper, not what you think it is proper that counts) process andmethods. But I haven't seen any of the so called "training program" havinganything interesting and out of the box that could help train a leader. Please feel free toenlighten me if I had been blind sighted.

30. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?K. Kelley wrote: I'm studying leadership right now for my master's thesis as it relates tothe Myers-Briggs. What is so fascinating is that there are many, many theories onleadership styles and nothing has been quantified. However, our personal styles, such aswith the Myers-Briggs, have been studied and quantified for many years now. I think thatthere are so many different forms of leadership. One could take the form of learnedbehavior, such as with servant leadership, and another could be inherited, as withtransactional leadership. There is no denying, however, that an individual cannot possiblybe a leader without followers. Perhaps we should seek to quantify leadership rather thanqualify.

31. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?Lockhart wrote: I believe that Leaders are born of the situations that they are thrust in.Those that step up and do the things that are necessary to be done because it is the rightthing to do. They do this, not because they have to, but because no one else can or will. Iam not talking about in an everyday situation, I am talking about when adversity comesand people who should be leading you are off hiding some where under a desk. 'Some areborn great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.' -Shakespeare

32. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?T. Cunniff wrote: In my experience, the answer is both and -- more often than should befor anyone's good -- neither. Some "leaders" in business are more likeChauncey Gardener than George Washington. They arrive at their position throughcorporate happenstance rather than through exceptional merit. Some Chauncey'srecognize their luck and work hard to fill their gaps with leadership training andsurrounding themselves with first-rate talent. The lesser Chauncey's risk makingthemselves (and their employers and investors) miserable. I believe no matter how good aleader you are, you can always become better.

33. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?M. Mitra wrote: Twins growing in the same environment among same friends havedifferent personalities. Are Leaders born that way? Well, I believe that there are traits that


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some people possess, by birth, which may help them become very good leaders, but theiractions and implementation of them ultimately decides if they grow up to become goodleaders. Having leadership trait and being a leader are two different things, I think.

34. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Bhatnagar wrote: Well, NONE of Born Vs Made. It works in combinations of

following complex stages. 1. Grooming (of Inherited OR Acquired Syndrome)=>Produces=> Charisma 2. Charisma (applied to identically attributed People)=>Produces=> Value Creator (Disposable) 3. Value Creator (If brings diversifiedattributed people TOGETHER) =>Produces=> A Mass Leader

35. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Mittal wrote: I would say a men is made of circumstances. It all depends what kind ofcircumstances a men has lived in his life. I think leadership is a skill and like many otherskills in some people it is by birth and they refine it further but some are not born withthis skill but they are brought up in such environment where they learn these skills andrefine it with the time & practice. Hope it helps. Please let me know.

36. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Miller wrote: I think in most cases the spark for leadership resides in many of us. Inmost cases the circumstances do not inspire people to act on it. Under tryingcircumstances the opportunity arises for people to rise to the challenge. S. Balakrishnanwrote: From my personal view, it is 80:20 (The Pareto principle.) 80% is made and 20%is born.

37. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J. Parsons wrote: While some leaders definitely have a genetic advantage on leadership,and may find it easier and more intuitive, I think all of us can learn to improve ourleadership and no good leader is strictly intuitive - all were mentored by good leaders. Idon't think it is unlike athleticism. Some people are going to naturally excel at sports, butothers might struggle to get to the same point. However, as much of it is about heart andpassion as natural talent. The ones who are born with the most natural ability, if notcarefully crafted, may fail in the end. While some people may lack enough naturalabilities that lend themselves to leadership (and thus can't ever hope to learn enough toprevail), I think that group is small. Often, it is our own egos of not wanting to learn (andassuming that we know best) that keeps even naturally gifted leaders from being able toprevail. At the end of the day, I think leadership is not about the leader at all. It is aboutthe team!!

38. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R. Bhan wrote: Nice question - great answers. Reminds me of something my father wroteto me when I was entering high school. "Be Deaf to people who say you can't do it.A school teacher scolded a boy for not paying attention to his mathematics and for notbeing able to solve simple problems. She told him that you would not become anybody inlife. The boy was Albert Einstein" Does that answer?

39. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?F. Hayashi, PMP wrote: Each leader isborn with his own signature but....... He MUSTalso learn how to be a efficient leader. R. Torres wrote: They are neither born or made,but rather "fabricated."

40. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?G. Sadler wrote: Great question and lots of great answers! Heres my take: First, I'd say


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that great leaders are FORGED not made because all great leaders have been tested orchallenged to overcome adversity. Next, Id say that Leaders (not managers or

administers) emerge from LUCK which is created when opportunity meets preparation.Leaders must study and refine their skills and must also be given the opportunity todemonstrate those skills. Finally, Id say that Leadership can be LEARNED. The military

and other great organizations demonstrate this everyday. However, great leaders (likegreat athletes) get a huge advantage from natural ability (e.g. looks/charisma to nameone.)

41. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?L.T. de Carvalho wrote: I think that leaders that think they're leaders because of someskill, an experience, a connection, or whatever, will show weaknesses in the future.Weakness that will surely put at risk one or more objectives of the team. True leadersaren't born; but rather they're forged on the heat of a situation where initiative, inspiredviews, and experience converge and set the new born leader in motion.

42. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?S. Otterson wrote: Both. Some of the qualities of a leader are learned, others are part of

one's personality. For example, a good leader can't be an introvert. Most likely thosepeople who choose to a be leader already possess some of the character traits that theywill need: courage, strength, flexibility, ambition, etc. Did they learn these, or were they"born" with them? Who is to say?

43. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?M. Ingle wrote: It can be said leaders are born and will always be successful but there isalso an aspect of being in the right place in the right time. Leading some businesses isalso a matter of being in the business within which one excels not just leading. If you geta gifted individual he or she may never lead given the circumstances. So I firmly believeit is not as simple as being a "born leader" but also a matter of whether or notyou are in the position within which your natural talents as a leader can come to fruition

44. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?T. Willette wrote: As an individual develops, their abilities develop. Attitudes,personality, beliefs, behaviors, motivations all come into play when defining who anindividual is. When an individual takes everything that they are and invests that into whatthey have a burning desire to achieve, they become leaders. Now, everyone is living forsomething right? So why is it that we aren't all leaders? Confidence. Confidence inpersonal abilities is what sets one person apart from another. So now we get into the issueof confidence and how to build it. To build confidence in personal ability, an individualmust have two things, knowledge and experience. So can a leader be made? Yes, so longas they have knowledge, experience, and motivation. Can a leader be born? No, becauseall of the qualities needed to be a leader must be developed.

45. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J.H. Brondum wrote: We are all born. So guess the answer is yes. However, leadership ismainly based on personality - and of course the knowledge, skills and attitude can beimproved. But as with so many other things in life you will only excel at what you aregood at. You can struggle your whole life to improve areas where you lack - but mostlikely you will best case arrive at good. Excellent leaders are already potential leaderswhen they are born. The rest are trying to catch up - and mostly for the wrong reason andwith mediocre results. That being said I believe that most people can learn to manage


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well, since good management is based on rules - rules that can be learned and mastered -leadership has no common rules. It is a gift.

46. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?D. Grossu wrote: Leaders are born but they also learn how to become successful; eachleader has its own challenges but they know how to bring success regardless of how

different people are, and that is an art that not everybody has it in its genetic print. C.Braverman wrote: Leader....Desire...... M. Krasnyansky wrote: Let's go to the basic:Encyclopedia Britannica "Leadership: Exercising of influence over others on behalfof the leader's purposes, aims or goals. I think 80/20 rule works here as well: 80% born

with individual, and 20% by training. 47. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com M. Herbert wrote: Leadership is earned, it is a gift

from those who are willing to trust you and follow your direction. I am a believer in theMarcus Buckingham school of leadership in that the most important task of a leader is tocreate clarity of purpose. I have seen any people with attributes that we mistakenly labelas leadership- they were charismatic, or visionary, or very smart. Perhaps it is overlysimplistic, but to me the most important element of leadership is trust. Do I believe you

have my interests and the interests of the organization in mind when you make decisions?The time to measure an effective leader is at the end of the journey. We can all beeffective at leading a project or a task- true leadership endures the test of time. If youwant to be a true leader then you have to be willing to put the interests of the organizationabove your own interests and demonstrate that consistently.

48. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?M. Parkyn wrote: The answer is yes... Yes, they are born; but if their talents are notdeveloped, their chances of leading are much lower. Yes, they are "made."Marines are trained from day one to walk the walk of leaders. Thanks to Marine CorpsRecruiting Command, a substantial number of Marine recruits and officer candidate enterour ranks having already made the commitment to lead. Others, however, make thedecision when they experience their defining moment, when they confront theirweaknesses and fears with core values that become their own.

49. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Campbell wrote: Leaders are bred like thoroughbred racing horses. But, even the mostgenetically endowed thoroughbred is no more guaranteed to win than a common plowhorse; it must work to become a recognized champion; because by all practical accountsthey are physically the same. Likewise we are very similar to each other, we each possesspotential, but it is our training, experience and socialization that evoke leadership. Timeand again the dark horse has come from behind, conquered all odds and shatteredstereotypes, this is because effective leadership results are the sum of personal talents,and experiences based upon the development and application of innate traits. One cannoteffectively lead others if their personal abilities are so limited that they easily becomeoverwhelmed with personal challenges. They must first have the capability to managethemselves followed with the capacity to then turn outward and influence others. Thisrequisite for leadership is not a physical breeding like animals rather it is based uponconjoining experience with natural abilities which then produces a leader.

50. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Tupan wrote: A good discussion with some very interesting points being made. For


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the statistics of this question my take is that leaders are born and then made. Leadershipthus is 40% innate and the rest is a matter of developing the talent.

51. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?S. Subramanian wrote: "DNA to lead"? - I don't think so. I think what makesgood leaders is that 'fire in the belly' to reach there, never die attitude and the

continuous process of being in good company and the positive environment (it is achoice, again!) All of this, coupled with good education (not to be confused withschooling,) teachers & mentors can make a person a 'leader stuff' - To be a leader or not,it is a choice of that individual again! In simple words, the mold in which the individualchose to be molded in!

52. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?M. Shyam wrote: Not everyone can be a leader just like not everyone can become anactor. People have different skills, talents and nature. Some people inherit that fromparents and some people learn as they grow. A person who is shy, afraid to speak inpublic cannot be trained to be a leader. A person who is concerned about the society, wellbeing of others and want to have authority over others can be trained. Such person will

need formal training to be a leader of an organization but that training will only help ifthe person has a desire to have authority or command others to get the work done. Aperson can be a very good actor. But he/she still would needs to learn how to appear infront of a camera, do make up and become familiar with the stage before going for amovie shooting. The same applies to a leader. Mahatma Gandhi is a good example of aperson who had no formal training but became a leader. He did not inherit leadershipskills from his parents or ancestors but became a leader since he had a great passion toserve his motherland. However, to be a leader in a structured environment, one needssome formal training besides having passion for leadership.

53. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?M. Krasnyansky wrote: Let's go to the basic Encyclopedia Britannica: "Leadership-exercising of influence over others on behalf of the leader's purposes, aims orgoals". I think 80/20 rule works here as well, 80% born with individual, and 20%by training. M. Pohto wrote: Yes.

54. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com J.A. Cole wrote: My take is the latter - a combinationof the two. While I may believe that some people are born with 'Leader DNA', if theydon't have the opportunity to exercise those skills properly, they're not leaders. By thesame token, should someone have all the best training, nurturing and opportunities, butwould rather be on the ground directing traffic....not a leader. An unwilling participant,however hidden or unconscious. An actor, a tourist who's never on vacation. Thecombination hands down of 'born' and 'made' spawn the best, greatest and mostproductive leaders. It's really interesting to read what others have answered. Especiallylooking at the responses where people have cited textbooks or assigned their ownhomegrown labels for leadership qualities. I realize that people have a lot of 'baggage'about this topic, and in some cases it's apparent what their rub is with regard to theirpersonal experience, and what their expectations of a leader is. Everyone wants a personwho is just like them, but at the same time, their expectations of a leader clash with thehuman factor of trial and error or by-products of a learning curve, as well as dealing withinterpersonal team issues. Often a leader is like a nanny in a big corporate/institutionalplaypen that has to enforce the rule of 'everyone play nice, now', then on the drive home


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wonders 'I got an MBA for this?' Maybe that's where the DNA plays a factor - goodgenes, good balance, healthy system, healthy outlook - makes it easier to maintain graceunder pressure. That's my take.

55. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J. Letton wrote: Leaders are the "Ones" that are prepared to make mistakes,

and ultimately learn from them. The best executive is the one who has sense enough topick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling withthem while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt Y. Hanoulle wrote: I think it can be learned.Some people learned this in their childhood, or at the first companies they work for. Ihave created a leadership game together with my father. In this game people learn to lookat different leadership styles. I see this as the beginning of how people learn to look atleaders.

56. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J. Munoz wrote: I think all great leaders are to some degree a combination of both bornand made. Leadership is so much more and "art" than a "science"that there has to be some innate desire to take charge in a given situation already present

in the person or they will not seek out or succeed at the training necessary to take thispersonal trait and shape it into a true ability to lead successfully. 57. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?

T. McDonald wrote: I think that they are made not born - I think with our backgroundsand the way that we are raised by our parents tends to lead to leadership in our lives. As aformer athlete, I also think that plays a huge role in both our ability and our want to lead.I know that the days of participating in sports helped me a great deal both with my abilityto want to lead and the ability to be able to lead. H. Cuevas wrote: This is a quintessentialquestion. My answer: leaders are born although they might get better and polished withtime. Also, leadership styles varies along time as you reach maturity

58. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?R.E.G. Smith wrote: When I think of leadership, I look for qualities such as strength ofcharacter, honesty, honor, backbone, accountability and in the ability to inspire others.Can this be learned? Some things, yes -- from childhood as a matter of fact. I thinkpeople show leadership qualities early on - and then it is acquiring and fine-tuning theskills needed to support the 'leadership' personality. IMHO, I don't think it's a selectiveprocess ... that of possessing leadership qualities. I also do not think just becausesomeone is a considered an effective team leader at work, or has a senior managementposition, is testimony to them being a good leader. It has to be in a fabric of the personand carry over into their personal life as well - outside of the protective, and sometimesinsulated, confines of brick and mortar. Leaders emerge and while their skills may besharpened, along with their wit, humor and other attractive attributes - the qualities thatmake a true leader is what makes them up as a whole person and that evolves over thecourse of a lifetime.

59. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?B. Simpson wrote: I like Gary's answer liking it to Athletics - you can be naturally greatat Leadership - or not so great. But you can make yourself better. Winston Churchill wasthe greatest leader the UK has ever seen (in my humble opinion). I don't for one minutebelieve that anyone who had spent a lifetime studying leadership could carry off what he


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did. Having said that - everyone should try and improve their leadership ability. And Iinclude in that anyone who is anyone - not just leaders.

60. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?J. Foster wrote: Both. Look back to human roots, leaders were the strongest. Survival ofthe fittest, hunters and gatherers, the strongest was most often the leader. Now did that

mean that person was the best leader? What you learn, is life experiences. Based on thoselife experiences, training mentoring, you can hopefully make better more sound choices.The born traits are personality traits, and of the personality traits some can be moldedfrom birth, some stick with the person regardless.

61. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?A. Garoo wrote: "I wish I knew the formulae, to make the test tube baby influencethe doctors!" Leaders are born first & made later! The environment and the peopleplay an important role in influencing humans. A leader's IQ is a result of his DNA as wellas quality education, while EQ is a result of atmosphere / surrounding and people withwhom he/she interacts. Both DNA as well as environment play an important role inmaking a difference between Good to Great! A person with the right set of

traits/characteristics can be groomed and guided towards excellence in leadership. 62. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?S. Das wrote: Made, made....simple made. There are lots of theories and ideas pointingtowards the opposite, but leaders are made not only circumstances and the environment,but also by how they choose and shape their personalities according to the rigors andchallenges of the business and professional environment. If all leaders were born, thenthere would be a dearth of these individuals everywhere. Organizations now exert moreinfluence on the global environment than governments, and since they are run byindividuals at all levels, I think the answer is very clear...

63. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? OrAre They Made? Or Both?J. Jeckmans wrote: Interesting question to start with. Is it so, that the question behind thequestion is maybe even more important Meaning, it only matters what you believe to betrue. If you believe that true leaders are born, than no matter what, this will be true toyou. If you believe the other belief, than this will be true to you.

64. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com Are Leaders Born? Or Are They Made? Or Both?T. Schulte Both.

65. LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation Mountain View, CA USA2008. Linked 2 Leadership is a group on LinkedIn. No other affiliation exists. Thesequotations do not necessarily reflect the opinion of anyone other than the person quoted.~ The End ~ Brought to you by Linked 2 Leadership Quotations may be attributedincorrectly. This is an unedited edition of Let the People Speak. All quotations have

been previously made available to the general public. This free resource may be re-quoted with the following attribution: Answers on LinkedIn www. Linked2Leadership.com

Transformational Leadership Ron Riggio, Ph.D. Kravis Leadership Institute ClaremontMcKenna College

2. The Search for Leadership The Great Man Theory - Born or Made? Traits: AreSpecific Qualities Necessary? Maybe Its Just About Behaviors The Management

Perspective: Interaction of Behaviors & Situations How About Charisma? We Really DO


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Know Which Characteristics are Important. www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership

3. Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others insuch a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation andmorality - James MacGregor Burns

4. What is Transformational Leadership? Charismatic, visionary leaders who transformorganizations through empowering followers. Leaders who bring out the best in followersand develop them into leaders. Leaders who motivate and challenge teams to perform atlevels beyond expectations.

5. Components of Transformational Leadership Idealized Influence - serving aspositive role models for followers (walking the talk). Inspirational Motivation -motivate and inspire followers by providing meaning and challenge. IntellectualStimulation - stimulate followers to be creative/innovative by questioning assumptions,reframing problems, and devising new solutions. Individualized Consideration - payingspecial attention to followers needs and concerns; developing followers viamentoring/coaching

6. Idealized Influence - Being a Positive Role Model Im out talking about thiscompany (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide.Were a 130-year-old company that has a great record of high-quality leadership and aculture of integrity . Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, GE Leaders are made, they are not born. Theyare made by hard effort. Vince Lombardi, Coach

7. Inspirational Motivation - Inspire, Envision, Energize Great leaders raise theaspirations of their followers; they make people more confident, energetic, andenthusiastic - Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys We want passion for ourbusinessworkers who can interpret and execute our mission, who want to build a career

- Howard Schultz, CEO Starbucks

8. Intellectual Stimulation - Challenge, Think, Innovate Dont limit yourself. You cango as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve - MaryKay Ash, Founder Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skillit demands abroader vision, capabilities in creative thinking and logical deduction, without which wecannot have constructive progress . - Li Ka Shing, Chairman of Hutchison Wampoa

9. Individualized Consideration - Empathize, Care, Mentor, Coach If there is one secretof success, it lies in the ability to get the other persons point of view and see things from

that persons angle as well as you own - Henry Ford Each individual person is veryimportant. Each person has tremendous potential - Muhammad Yunus, Founder GrameenBank

10. Does Transformational Leadership Matter? Transformational leaders clearly havemore satisfied followers ( r = .3-.6) Transformational leaders lead more effective work

groups ( r = .6, rated performance; r = .25, objective performance measures) Followers oftransformational leaders experience less stress and burnout ( r = -.4-5)

11. How Does Transformational Leadership Work? Transformational leaders :Enhance followers self-esteem and self-efficacy Empower followers Increase followersidentification with the organization Align followers goals and values with their own

12. Adding Ethics to the Mix Burns vs. Bass [Is ethics essential?] Bass andPseudotransformational leadership Reconciliation: Authentic TransformationalLeadership Current research focuses on adding measures of ethics to the mix


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13. Group Exercise Assemble into 5-6 member groups Choose a spokesperson Discuss& Summarize

14. Components of Transformational Leadership Idealized Influence - serving aspositive role models for followers (walking the talk). Inspirational Motivation -motivate and inspire followers by providing meaning and challenge. Intellectual

Stimulation - stimulate followers to be creative/innovative by questioning assumptions,reframing problems, and devising new solutions. Individualized Consideration - payingspecial attention to followers needs and concerns; developing followers viamentoring/coaching

15. Idealized Influence Serving as positive role models for followers (walking thetalk) Related to ones image as leader Suggests that the leader is an ethical role model

Living the mission

16. Inspirational Motivation Motivating and inspiring followers by providing meaningand challenge Displaying high levels of energy and commitment Positive, can do

attitude

17. Intellectual Stimulation Stimulating followers to be creative/innovative byquestioning assumptions, reframing problems, and devising new solutions Challenging,driving, getting followers to think outside the box

18. Individualized Consideration Paying special attention to followers needs andconcerns Developing followers via mentoring and coaching Involves successful andstrategic delegation

19. Summary Transformational leadership theory represents the qualities of the verybest leaders -- leading groups to levels of performance and commitment beyond

expectations It also represents a model for leader development Potential Next Step: A

more detailed, on-line assessment of your TL profile

ERSONAL MISSIONSTATEMENTMadison June Daniels ARE 200-Fall2011

2. Successes this Semester

3. Increased Communication withFamily and Friends

4. Study Abroad

5. A average

6. Saved Money

7. What do Successes Have in Common? Building relationships with

family and friendsResponsibility

8. Fundamental Principles

9. Honesty

10. Integrity/Self Respect

11. Motivation

12. Communication

13. Reliability


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14. Compassion/Understanding

15. Creativity

16. Short-Term Goal

17. Long-Term Goal

18. Personal Mission Statement As an art educator, it is my mission to educate, motivate and

inspire my students through teaching meaningful activities thatincorporate state standards.

Through thoughtfulplanning and differentiated instruction, I will reachstudents of different

learning styles and abilities. I will be honest and communicative with my students and

colleagues. I will have a positive attitude towards teaching and my students and I will create a

comfortable environment in my classroom that will inspire students to CREATE.

Classroom Management: Beyond Discipline When?Why?Who? Where?What?

Methods and Materials June 09, 2009 234 Mandel Hall

2. When? Before School Starts On First Day During First Week During Minor Interruptions

During Major Interruptions During Disasters Between Lesson Segments Between Classes

Methods and Materials

3. Why? Provides teacher planning time Provides calm, safe place to learn together

Provides teacher respect Allows teacher to manage the instruction and the classroom Facilitatesframing of the class period Keeps things rolling smoothly Methods and Materials

4. Who? The administration The faculty The staff The neighbors Neighboring businesses

Neighboring organizations The parents The students Methods and Materials 5. Where? In the classroom In the halls In the places you are assigned to control In theneighborhood Just about everywhere you go Methods and Materials

6. What Is it based on? Is it supposed to do? What will it effect? Does it show to theadministration? Does it do for you? Methods and Materials

7. How will good class room management give you time to plan? Methods and Materials

8. How will good class room management give you time to teach? Methods and Materials

9. Will you use it well? Methods and Materials

1. Philosophy of Community College Education John Stanley Few years have passed inmy life when I have not been a student or a teacher. Education is the one constant in mylife. I believe in Community College education because I am the product of CommunityColleges; I began my higher education in two community colleges before transferring toa university and earning an honors degree in English and a masters degree in Education.

After teaching for six years, I returned to graduate school for my English as a SecondLanguage approval. My interest in higher education began as a college student; I fell in


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love with the environment of adults sitting in a circle and discussing ideas on an equallevel with the instructorthe antithesis of the lecturing and note-taking method that somecall the sage on the stage. These smaller, more intimate and relaxed classrooms were howI envisioned my own classroom would be one day. Because of the good careeropportunities at the time, my teaching path began in elementary school, where for six

years I experimented with various teaching methods, constantly reflected on andmodified my practice, and developed my current teaching philosophy. It was from myexperience interning for an entire school year in a culturally diverse school that I firstencountered English Language Learners. From the very beginning, I was intrigued bywatching them acquire English and loved having students from around the world. Thechildren seemed to have a love of learning that not all students had, and the familiesmany who had a very limited educationwere so appreciative of what we did for theirchildren. As a first-year kindergarten teacher, I was amazed at how Spanish-speakingCarlos and Vietnamese-speaking Kevin, both five-year-olds who entered school withouta word of English, finished the year having complete English conversationsthis withonly a first-year teacher who was trying to stay afloat each day (ESL services began in

first grade). In subsequent years, as I co-taught with ESL teachers and arranged to havethe clusters of English Language Learners in my room, I realized that I wanted tospecialize in teaching ESL one day. The following is a brief outline of the teachingphilosophy that has grown out of my education and my time as an educator. As areflective teacher, this philosophy is always subject to change based on research and my

own experiences. I believe that learning is an active process rather than a passive one.In my classroom, students learn through social interaction: they play games, performreaders theater, write and perform skits, make movies, and help each other in small

groups. Students are not passive computers to which I can upload knowledge.Recognizing that I cannot force anyone to learn, my role as the instructor is that of

facilitator, guide, and cheerleader. My greatest tool is encouragement. I am a

constructivist who believes that students construct their own learning and knowledgewhen they are given choice and presented with themes that they can connect to their ownexperience. Along these lines, I prefer thematic, project-based learning rather than

isolated and disconnected lessons. When possible, I believe that using a students firstlanguage will aid in the acquisition of a second language. On a human level, I also findthat students appreciate the teacher learning even a few words of their first language; itshows respect for the students background and gives them a chance to play the role of

teacher.

2. The languages and cultures of students should be valued as an asset. Studentslearning additional languages should be considered gifted, not deficient. I am constantlyamazed that I can have conversations with students in English, only to find out that they

have been studying English and in the country for less than a year! The instructorshould set the student up for success. Students should know in advance what the classexpectations are and how they will be assessed. I believe in performance assessmentsover paper and pencil tests, and I believe in the use of rubrics and self- evaluation so that

students can take part in their learning and assessment without being taken by surprise. Assessment is ongoing and drives instruction rather than being only a terminal activity.Daily classroom activities can double as assessment to inform whom I need to re-teachand whom I need to give further challenge; assessment is varied, including formal and


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informal. There is no one size fits all of education. I believe in using differentiation for

students of various levels and multiple means for them to show what they know. Learning should be made fun whenever possible. Most skills taught with worksheets canbe made into a game. Games and social interaction make education more enjoyable, aidin student retention, build classroom community, and students are more likely to

remember the skill that was taught. Skills should be relevant to the students life andanswer the question, Why do I need to know this? I believe that all students can learn.To quote a poster that used to hang in my classroom, Not everyone is good at

everything, but everyone is good at something. I am a proponent of educationaltechnology. Besides adding interest to a lesson, technology can tailor lessons to particularstudents, aid in differentiation, provide another means of a performance assessment (e.g.,a PowerPoint presentation), instantly provide graphics and images to aid in language

development and vocabulary, and teach computer skills needed for the job market. While grammar is importantI was an English major, after allI was deeply influencedby a German teacher I had in college who instilled in us the importance ofcommunication over precise grammar. By focusing lessons on basic communication, I

believe students will lower their affective filter and be more likely to get out and use thelanguage with native English speakers, thus building their vocabulary and a desire toperfect their grammar. In order to learn whether I wanted to work with adults, and inorder to create my own student-teaching experience in adult-ESL, I have beenvolunteering for the past several months in a free adult-ESL class hosted at a locallibrary. Last night, the instructor had to leave the room and I spent most of the classdirecting the conversation. Hector, a quiet new student from Mexico who cleans housesfor a living, walked up to me after class, shook my hand, and thanked me for my help.This is what teaching is all about for me. To know that I am in the service of others, tosee that I have made a small difference in a life, and to experience the gratitude thatfollows is my greatest rewardmuch more so than money or status. It is this mission that

drives my career goals and my philosophy of education.

Lindaedgecombe Welcomes You

2. Who is a Skilled Motivational Speaker? A motivational speaker is generally hired tomotivate of inspire a group of people in exchange for a fee. This is the definition of a

professional motivational speaker. There can be different types of motivational speakers.Motivational speakers are also different from the inspirational speakers. Saying this as there liesa fundamental difference between motivation and inspiration. Motivation is a quality by thevirtue of which people can be motivated towards a cause with a belief that they can accomplishwhat they are set out to do.

3. Inspirational speakers on the other hand will set out examples and inspire people to repeattheir feats. They both work towards the same goal, but with different methods. Now amotivational speaker can be used as a keynote speaker for many conferences and meetings. This


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is because a motivational speaker will draw the attention of the audience towards theproceedings. He or she will often motivate the audience towards the theme of the meeting.

4. Most of the time, when people show up at a conference or a meeting, if the proceedings aredull, they would generally get up and leave. Also, some are found to be sleeping in the hall. Thisdefeats the purpose of the conference. Therefore, a motivational speaker is used to pep the

audience and bring their attention to the center of the meeting and its proceedings. This helps theaudience to stay alert and awake and they can fully absorb the proceedings of the meeting withgreat interest.

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6. There are many techniques that a motivation speaker can do to complete his or her job. Themotivational speaker is usually a keynote speaker, meaning that he or she is going to be the firstone to speak or speak even before the conference has officially started. Therefore, a motivationalspeaker has the first chance to connect with the audience and whether or not the conferencewould be a success depends on their shoulders. Therefore, the motivational speaker would usesubstance of speech or humor to grasp the attention of the audience.

7. Most often these speakers would make elaborate presentations that would be instantly eye

catching. This would wake the audience up and get them connected to the theme of theme of theconference. The most important part of the motivational speaker is to connect with the audienceand get them interested in the conference. If this is done, then more than half the job of themotivational speaker is complete.

8. A professional motivational speaker can specialize in various topics. For example, for analcoholic anonymous meeting, a motivational speaker can speak and connect to people who wantto get rid of that particular addiction. A motivational speaker for such a meeting is very essentialand also very effective. Therefore, you can be sure that if you are hiring a motivational speakerfor such an event, it is defiantly going to be a success. Filled with energy and enthusiasm, amotivational speaker will work to lift up the spirits of the conference and make it a grandsuccess.

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1. Vital Role Of Inspirational SpeakersInspirational speakers are the best source ofmotivation for the people who feel lack of motivation andhappiness in their life. With theinspirational speeches inspirational speakers bring a new energy in thedreary lives ofpeople. Loss of motivation has negative effects and needs to be taken care properly.

Thisis the reason individuals and organizations search for keynote speaker and hire bestkeynote speaker tobring motivation and enthusiasm in their lives.The inspirationalspeakers play many roles to motivate the audience. They act as friends, teachersandmotivational speakers. Keynote speaker use best approach and relate to yourdespondency as friends.These speakers have skills to crouch down to understand theproblems people are facing and talk tothem in a friendly manner and help them bring anew energy in their life. Motivational speakers dontonly preach they make their

speaking very interesting and entertaining by adding some humor to that.Some people


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consider that inspirational speakers are there only to order them, just because oftheirsocial status and higher authority, but opposite of their perception motivationalspeakers understandtheir audience and then motivate them accordingly. The memorableand life changing presentations arespecifically customized according to the event theyneed to speak. The keynote speaker follow differentprinciples and inspire their audience

also while using the same principles.Different speakers have varied niches wherein theyspeak and motivate people. Like some professionalsp

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